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...was born in Thami, Nepal, in 1946. At the age of three he was recognized
as the reincarnation of the Lawudo Lama, who had lived nearby at Lawudo, within
sight of Rinpoche's Thami home. Rinpoche's own description of his early years
may be found in his book, The Door to Satisfaction (Wisdom Publications).
At the age of ten, Rinpoche went to Tibet and studied and meditated at
Domo Geshe Rinpoche's monastery near Pagri, until the Chinese occupation
of Tibet in 1959 forced him to forsake Tibet for the safety of Bhutan.
Rinpoche then went to the Tibetan refugee camp at Buxa Duar, West Bengal,
India, where he met Lama Yeshe, who became his closest teacher. The Lamas
went to Nepal in 1967, and over the next few years built Kopan and Lawudo
Monasteries.
In 1971 Lama Zopa Rinpoche gave the first of his famous annual lam-rim
retreat courses, which continue at Kopan to this day. In 1974, with Lama
Yeshe, Rinpoche began travelling the world to teach and establish centres
of Dharma. When Lama Yeshe passed away in 1984, Rinpoche took over as
spiritual head of the FPMT, which has continued to flourish under his
peerless leadership.
More details of Rinpoche's life and work may be found on the FPMT Web
site, www.fpmt.org. Rinpoche has published many other teachings including
Wisdom Energy I & II(with Lama Yeshe), Transforming Problems, as well
as a number of transcripts and practice booklets. |
